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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
David R. Schmidgall, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Richard A. Nelson, Geneva, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for straddle mounting at an edge of a circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing defining a slot for receiving the edge of the board. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and include contact portions for connection to the circuit traces on the board. A flexible gripping arm is integral with the housing at one side of the slot for yieldably engaging the circuit board upon insertion of the board into the slot. A ground tab extends from a shielding plate on the mating face of the connector through the housing adjacent to the slot for contacting a ground pad on the circuit board.